SRD:Animal Type
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Animal Type
An animal is a living, nonhuman creature, usually a vertebrate with no magical abilities and no innate capacity for language or culture.
Features
An animal has the following features (unless otherwise noted in a creature’s entry).
- d8 Hit Dice.
- Base attack bonus equal to 3/4 total Hit Dice (as cleric).
- Good Fortitude and Reflex saves (certain animals have different good saves).
- Skill points equal to (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1) per Hit Die, with quadruple skill points for the first Hit Die.
Traits
An animal possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature’s entry).
- Intelligence score of 1 or 2 (no creature with an Intelligence score of 3 or higher can be an animal).
- Low-light vision.
- Alignment: Always neutral.
- Treasure: None.
- Proficient with its natural weapons only. A noncombative herbivore uses its natural weapons as a secondary attack. Such attacks are made with a –5 penalty on the creature’s attack rolls, and the animal receives only 1/2 its Strength modifier as a damage adjustment.
- Proficient with no armor unless trained for war.
- Animals eat, sleep, and breathe.
Monsters with the Animal Type
Creature Entry | CR | Type and Subtypes | Size |
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SRD:Animal | Animal | ||
SRD:Ape | 2 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Baboon | 1/2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Badger | 1/2 | Animal | Small |
SRD:Baleen Whale | 6 | Animal | Gargantuan |
SRD:Bat | 1/10 | Animal | Diminutive |
SRD:Bat Swarm | 2 | Animal [Swarm] | Diminutive |
SRD:Bison | 2 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Black Bear | 2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Boar | 2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Brown Bear | 4 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Cachalot Whale | 7 | Animal | Gargantuan |
SRD:Camel | 1 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Cat | 1/4 | Animal | Tiny |
SRD:Cheetah | 2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Constrictor Snake | 2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Crocodile | 2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Deinonychus | 3 | Animal | |
SRD:Dinosaur | Animal | ||
SRD:Dire Ape | 3 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dire Badger | 2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Dire Bat | 2 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dire Bear | 7 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dire Boar | 4 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dire Lion | 5 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dire Rat | 1/3 | Animal | Small |
SRD:Dire Shark | 9 | Animal [Aquatic] | Huge |
SRD:Dire Tiger | 8 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dire Weasel | 2 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Dire Wolf | 3 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dire Wolverine | 4 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Dog | 1/3 | Animal | Small |
SRD:Donkey | 1/6 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Eagle | 1/2 | Animal | Small |
SRD:Elasmosaurus | 7 | Animal | Huge |
SRD:Elephant | 7 | Animal | Huge |
SRD:Giant Constrictor Snake | 5 | Animal | Huge |
SRD:Giant Crocodile | 4 | Animal | Huge |
SRD:Giant Octopus | 8 | Animal [Aquatic] | Large |
SRD:Giant Squid | 9 | Animal [Aquatic] | Huge |
SRD:Hawk | 1/3 | Animal | Tiny |
SRD:Heavy Horse | 1 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Heavy Warhorse | 2 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Huge Shark | 4 | Animal [Aquatic] | Huge |
SRD:Huge Viper | 3 | Animal | Huge |
SRD:Hyena | 1 | Animal | Medium |
SRD:Large Shark | 2 | Animal [Aquatic] | Large |
SRD:Large Viper | 2 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Legendary Bear | 9 | Animal | Large |
SRD:Leopard | 2 | Animal | Medium |
Animal Type Creatures
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A
- Aasimar
- Aberration Type
- Aberrations
- Abilities (Creature Statistic)
- Ability Burn
- Ability Damaged
- Ability Drained
- Ability Focus
- Ability Score Loss
- Ability Scores
- Abjuration School
- Aboleth
- Aboleth Mage
- Abomination
- About Epic Magic Items
- About Epic Spells
- About Feats
- About Planes
- Absorbing Shield
- Abyssal Greater Basilisk
- Achaierai
- Acid
- Acid Arrow
- Acid Effect
- Acid Fog
- Acid Resistance
- Acid Splash
- Acid Warding (Epic Armor Enhancement)
- Acidic Blast (Epic Weapon Enhancement)
- Acrobatic
- Action Types
- Adamantine
- Adamantine Battleaxe
- Adamantine Breastplate
- Adamantine Dagger
- Adamantine Golem
- Adapt Body
- Additional Magic Item Space
- Adept
- Adult Arrowhawk
- Advanced Mummy
- Advancement (Creature Statistic)
- Adventuring Gear
- Affinity Field
- Afflict (Epic Spell Seed)
- Agent Retriever
- Agile
- Aid
- Aid Another
- Aiming a Spell
- Air Domain
- Air Effect
- Air Elemental
- Air Mephit
- Air Subtype
- Air Walk
- Alarm
- Alchemical Silver
- Alchemist's Fire
- Alchemist's Lab
- Alertness
- Align Weapon
- Aligned Attack
- Alignment
- Alignment (Creature Statistic)
- Allip
- Alter Form (Divine Ability)
- Alter Reality (Divine Ability)
- Alter Self
- Alter Size (Divine Ability)
- Alternate Form
- Ammunition
- Amulet of Catapsi
- Amulet of Epic Natural Armor
- Amulet of Health
- Amulet of Inescapable Location
- Amulet of Mighty Fists
- Amulet of Natural Armor
- Amulet of Proof against Detection and Location
- Amulet of the Planes
- Analyze Dweomer
- Anarchic
- Anarchic Power (Epic Weapon Enhancement)
- Anaxim
- Anchored Navigation
- Androsphinx
- Angel
- Angel Subtype
- Animal
- Animal Affinity
- Animal Affinity (Power)
- Animal Domain
- Animal Growth
- Animal Messenger
- Animal Shapes
- Animal Trance
- Animate (Epic Spell Seed)
- Animate Dead
- Animate Dead (Epic Spell Seed)
- Animate Objects
- Animate Plants
- Animate Rope
- Animated
- Animated Object
- Animus Blast
- Animus Blizzard
- Ankheg
- Annihilating Strike (Divine Ability)
- Annis
- Annulus
- Antilife Shell
- Antimagic
- Antimagic Armor
- Antimagic Field
- Antipathy
- Antiplant Shell
- Antipsionic Magic
- Antitoxin
- Ape
- Apopsi
- Aporter
- Apparatus of the Crab
- Appraise Skill
- Aquatic Subtype
- Aquatic Terrain
- Aranea
- Arcane Archer
- Arcane Eye
- Arcane Lock
- Arcane Mark
- Arcane Mastery (Divine Ability)
- Arcane Sight
- Arcane Spells
- Arcane Spells and Armor
- Arcane Trickster
- Archmage
- Archon
- Archon Subtype
- Archons, Hound (Race)
- Area Divine Shield (Divine Ability)
- Aristocrat
- Armor
- Armor (Epic Spell Seed)
- Armor Class
- Armor Class (Creature Statistic)
- Armor Proficiency (Heavy)
- Armor Proficiency (Light)
- Armor Proficiency (Medium)
- Armor Qualities
- Armor Skin
- Armor Spikes
- Armor for Unusual Creatures
- Armor of Arrow Attraction
- Armor of Darkness
- Armor of Rage
- Armor of the Abyssal Horde
- Armor of the Celestial Battalion
- Arrow Catching
- Arrow Deflection
- Arrowhawk
- Arrows
- Artifacts
- Artifice Domain
- Artisan's Outfit
- Artisan's Tools
- Assassin
- Assassin's Dagger
- Assassin Vine
- Assimilate
- Astral Caravan
- Astral Construct
- Astral Construct (Power)
- Astral Deva
- Astral Plane
- Astral Projection
- Astral Seed
- Astral Traveler
- Athach
- Athletic
- Atonement
- Atropal
- Attack (Creature Statistic)
- Attack Damage
- Attack Roll
- Attacks of Opportunity
- Attraction
- Augment Summoning
- Augmented Alchemy
- Augmented Subtype
- Augury
- Aura Alteration
- Aura Sight
- Autohypnosis Skill
- Automatic Metamagic (Divine Ability)
- Automatic Quicken Spell
- Automatic Silent Spell
- Automatic Still Spell
- Autonomous
- Avatar (Divine Ability)
- Aversion
- Averter
- Avoral
- Awaken
- Awesome Blow
- Axe Weapons
- Axe of the Dwarvish Lords
- Axiomatic
- Axiomatic Power (Epic Weapon Enhancement)
- Azer
- Azers (Race)
B
- Babau
- Baboon
- Backbiter Spear
- Backstabber
- Badger
- Bag of Devouring
- Bag of Holding
- Bag of Tricks
- Balance Skill
- Baleen Whale
- Baleful Polymorph
- Baleful Teleport
- Balmz/ffighter
- Balmz/rogue
- Balmz/sling
- Balor
- Banded Mail
- Banded Mail of Luck
- Bane
- Bane (Weapon Enhancement)
- Bane of Enemies
- Banestrike (Divine Ability)
- Banish (Epic Spell Seed)
- Banishment
- Barbarian
- Barbed Devil
- Bard
- Bard Spell List
- Barding
- Barghest
- Barkskin
- Base Attack/Grapple (Creature Statistic)
- Bashing
- Basics
- Basilisk
- Bastard Sword
- Bat
- Bat Swarm
- Battleaxe
- Battlesense (Divine Ability)
- Bead of Force
- Bear's Endurance
- Bearded Devil
- Bebilith
- Behemoth Eagle
- Behemoth Gorilla
- Behir
- Belker
- Belt of Dwarvenkind
- Belt of Epic Strength
- Belt of Giant Strength
- Bend Reality
- Berserking Sword
- Bestow Curse
- Bestow Power
- Binding
- Biofeedback
- Bison
- Bite of the Wolf
- Black Bear
- Black Dragon
- Black Pudding
- Black Tentacles
- Blackguard
- Blackguard's Fiendish Servant
- Blacklight
- Blade Barrier
- Blasphemy
- Bless
- Bless Water
- Bless Weapon
- Blessed Book
- Blight
- Blind-Fight
- Blinded
- Blinding
- Blinding Speed
- Blindness/Deafness
- Blindsight, 5-ft. Radius
- Blindsight and Blindsense
- Blink
- Blink Dog
- Blown Away
- Bludgeoning Weapon
- Blue
- Blue Dragon
- Bluff Skill
- Blur
- Boar
- Bodak
- Body Adjustment
- Body Equilibrium
- Body Fuel
- Body Purification
- Bodyfeeder
- Bolas
- Bolt
- Bolt of Glory
- Bolts of Bedevilment
- Bone Devil
- Bonus Domain
- Book of Infinite Spells
- Boost Construct
- Boots of Dancing
- Boots of Elvenkind
- Boots of Landing
- Boots of Levitation
- Boots of Skating
- Boots of Speed
- Boots of Stomping
- Boots of Striding and Springing
- Boots of Swiftness
- Boots of Teleportation
- Boots of Temporal Acceleration
- Boots of the Winterlands
- Bottle of Air
- Bow Weapons
- Bowl of Commanding Water Elementals
- Bracelet of Friends
- Bracers of Armor
- Bracers of Defenselessness
- Bracers of Epic Armor
- Bracers of Epic Health
- Bracers of Relentless Might
- Brachyurus
- Brain Lock
- Brain Mole
- Brain Spider
- Bralani
- Brass Dragon
- Brazier of Commanding Fire Elementals
- Break Enchantment
- Breaking and Entering
- Breastplate
- Breastplate of Command
- Breath Weapon
- Breath of the Black Dragon
- Brew Potion
- Brilliant Energy
- Bronze Dragon
- Brooch of Shielding
- Broom of Animated Attack
- Broom of Flying
- Brown Bear
- Buckler
- Bugbear
- Bugbear Zombie
- Bugbears (Race)
- Bulette
- Bull's Strength
- Bull Rush
- Bullseye Lantern
- Bulwark of Defense
- Bulwark of the Great Dragon
- Burning Hands
- Burrowing Power
- Burst
C
- Cabinet of Feasting
- Cachalot Whale
- Call Creatures (Divine Ability)
- Call Lightning
- Call Lightning Storm
- Call Weaponry
- Call to Mind
- Caller In Darkness
- Calling Subschool
- Calm Animals
- Calm Emotions
- Caltrops
- Camel
- Candle
- Candle of Invocation
- Candle of Truth
- Cape of the Mountebank
- Carpet of Flying
- Carriage
- Carrying Capacity
- Cart
- Caster's Shield
- Casting Spells
- Casting Time (Spell Descriptor)
- Cat
- Cat's Grace
- Catapsi
- Catfall
- Cauchemar Nightmare
- Cause Fear
- Celestial Armor
- Celestial Badger
- Celestial Charger
- Celestial Creature
- Celestial Dog
- Celestial Giant Fire Beetle
- Celestial Monkey
- Celestial Owl
- Celestial Porpoise
- Censer of Controlling Air Elementals
- Centaur
- Centaurs (Race)
- Centipede Swarm
- Cerebremancer
- Cerebrilith
- Chain
- Chain Devil
- Chain Lightning
- Chain Power
- Chain Shirt
- Chainmail
- Challenge Rating (Creature Statistic)
- Chameleon
- Change Shape
- Changestaff
- Chaos Beast
- Chaos Diamond
- Chaos Domain
- Chaos Hammer
- Chaosbringer
- Chaotic Creatures
- Chaotic Effect
- Chaotic Evil
- Chaotic Evil Creature
- Chaotic Good
- Chaotic Good Creature
- Chaotic Mind
- Chaotic Neutral
- Chaotic Neutral Creature
- Chaotic Rage
- Chaotic Subtype
- Charge
- Charisma
- Charm Animal
- Charm Domain
- Charm Monster
- Charm Person
- Charm Subdiscipline
- Charm Subschool
- Charm and Compulsion
- Checked
- Cheetah
- Chichimec
- Chill Metal
- Chill Touch
- Chime of Interruption
- Chime of Opening
- Chimera
- Chimera Skeleton
- Choker
- Chuul
- Circle of Death
- Circle of the Land
- Circlet of Persuasion
- Clairaudience/Clairvoyance
- Clairsentience Discipline
- Clairtangent Hand
- Clairvoyant Sense
- Classes
- Claw of Energy
- Claws of the Beast
- Claws of the Vampire
- Clay Golem
- Clay Jug
- Clearsight (Divine Ability)
- Cleave
- Clenched Fist
- Cleric
- Cleric's Vestments
- Cleric Domains
- Cleric Spell List
- Climb Skill
- Climber's Kit
- Cloak Dance
- Cloak of Arachnida
- Cloak of Chaos
- Cloak of Charisma
- Cloak of Elvenkind
- Cloak of Epic Charisma
- Cloak of Epic Resistance
- Cloak of Etherealness
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